1st Advisory Music News
Welcome to a new school year in music class! For those that are new to HJB, my name is Mrs. Grant and I am the music teacher for all the students at HJB. Your child will have music class once a week, and one 'extra music' class generally once a month. In music, we do many different activities. We sing, play instruments, learn rhythms and basic note reading, play music games, do a lot of movement activities, hear different styles of music, and many other activities.
This advisory, the younger grades are doing a lot of 'getting to you know' songs, as well as songs that focus on steady beat. As we head into fall, we will focus as well on many seasonal songs that incorporate a lot of movement. The upper grades are learning some patriotic songs to start out the year and how people can be inspired to write or perform music. 4th and 5th grades are also starting the year off by learning a fun rhythm activity using a plastic cup! I will also be incorporating some fun seasonal songs and movement activities this fall too.
4th and 5th graders will be receiving a letter home in the next few weeks about the opportunity to be in the chorus this year. Please take time to read through the information with you child if your child is interested. This is a morning activity, before school starts (8:05-8:35). More details will follow in the letter home.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have: agrant@wcps.k12.va.us 622-8090
I'm looking forward to a great year with all the students at HJB!






Online Elementary Music GamesBrand New Link:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/arts.htm


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PBS Television Website for Jazz. Create your own jazz band. Hear how it all started.
www.pbskids.org/jazz

Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Four Games to choose from. Can you knock that baseball out of the field for a home run? Check out a composer.
www.dsokids.com


New York Philharmonic. Take a tour around the stage, go backstage and meet the performers and hear their instruments. Click on the composer and check out some of the games. Check out a composer.
www.nyphilkids.org

San Francisco Symphony. See how the Symphony performs music.

www.sfskids.org

Morton Subotnick's Creating Musicwww.creatingmusic.com

Music K-8, Click on Fun Stuff/Games in the selections above.

www.musick8kids.com
Classics for Kids. Explore and read the interesting things about composers or click on the games option to take a break. Check one out.
www.classicsforkids.com

Another great website to explore everything about music. Listen to your favorite instruments or create your own under the games option.

www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/activitiesgames/

Try these new websites!!!

Scottish Music

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/primary/tunein/index.shtml

Musical Mysteries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/schools/4_11/music/mm/Music Clips Library

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/music/clipslibrary/

Sounds Library

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/earlylearning/stimulussoundslibrary/

School Radio Early Learning--http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/earlylearning/


Learn about the instruments of the orchestra http://www.playmusic.org/Catch the correct Music Noteshttp://www.makingmusicfun.net/flash/eekshark.htmCatch the correct Note Values:http://www.makingmusicfun.net/flash/mpd.htm


DRUM MACHINE


http://www.onemotion.com/flash/drum-machine/